How should pizza box be sorted?

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Pizza box should be sorted as:

If greasy or with food residue

Residual waste / Restaffald

If completely clean

Cardboard / Pap

About this item

A pizza box should be sorted as residual waste if it is greasy or has food residue. If it is completely clean and dry, it may be sorted as cardboard.

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